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enIn Argentina, Friends, Families Torn Apart By Political Discordhttp://wrvo.org/post/argentina-friends-families-torn-apart-political-discord
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=In+Argentina%2C+Friends%2C+Families+Torn+Apart+By+Political+Discord&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAwOTkwMDAxMDEyOTc4NzE2OTUxZTE0NA001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>It's political season in Argentina. There'll be a presidential election there in October. The government's in crisis, but politics is still not a subject you often hear discussed around the lunch table.Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:02:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro70315 at http://wrvo.orgAfter Abuse In A Peruvian Circus, A Bear Awaits A New Home http://wrvo.org/post/after-abuse-peruvian-circus-bear-awaits-new-home
In Peru, a beleaguered bear is looking for a new home.<p>And the former circus animal is getting high-profile help from Michael Bond, the British author of the well-loved children's books about <a href="http://www.paddington.com/us/history/timeline/" target="_blank">Paddington</a> bear.<p>The tale of Cholita, an Andean spectacled bear like the fictional Paddington, is less the stuff of children's books and more of horror films.<p>While Cholita was in the circus, her trainer had her teeth smashed out and paws partially amputated to remove her claws and make her less dangerous.Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:07:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro70290 at http://wrvo.orgAfter Abuse In A Peruvian Circus, A Bear Awaits A New Home Drumbeat Grows Louder For Impeachment Of Brazil's Rousseff http://wrvo.org/post/drumbeat-grows-louder-impeachment-brazils-rousseff
This week, President Dilma Rousseff descended the famous ramp designed by Oscar Neiymeyer in the presidential palace of Planalto to a crowd of women chanting her name.<p>The carefully choreographed ceremony was intended to show Rousseff — who was signing into law a ban on femicide — as a leader who has broad support.<p>But the night before the scene was a very different one.Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:36:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro69650 at http://wrvo.orgDrumbeat Grows Louder For Impeachment Of Brazil's Rousseff Minor Characters Take The Stage In Argentina's Real-Life Murder Mystery http://wrvo.org/post/argentines-riveted-real-life-spine-chiller
The locksmith. The journalist. The computer technician. The waitress. The carpenter.<p>They are a rotating cast of characters connected to prosecutor Alberto Nisman and the <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/23/379334053/argentine-president-now-says-prosecutors-death-not-a-suicide" target="_blank">deepening mystery surrounding his death last month</a>.Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:17:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro68727 at http://wrvo.orgMinor Characters Take The Stage In Argentina's Real-Life Murder Mystery In Argentina, Marchers Mark One Month Since Prosecutor's Deathhttp://wrvo.org/post/argentina-marchers-mark-one-month-prosecutors-death
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=In+Argentina%2C+Marchers+Mark+One+Month+Since+Prosecutor%27s+Death&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTc0MDI0MDEzMzE4MjI4ODdlOTk4MA004)"/></div><p>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:15:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro68597 at http://wrvo.orgA Historic Drought Grips Brazil's Economic Capitalhttp://wrvo.org/post/historic-drought-grips-brazils-economic-capital
Last Sunday, hundreds of Paulistanos, as the residents of Sao Paulo are known, dressed up and danced on the streets at one of the dozens of block parties that happen in advance of the annual celebration known as Carnival.<p>Except this year – among the pirates and Viking bumblebees — some costumes had a more serious, if still not entirely sober, theme.<p>Antonio Passareli was dressed as a water fountain — with the spigot placed strategically on his waist.Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:17:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro68245 at http://wrvo.orgA Historic Drought Grips Brazil's Economic CapitalOlympic Golf Course Makes Rio Greener But Turns Some Residents Redhttp://wrvo.org/post/will-summer-olympics-fix-rios-problems-or-make-them-worse
Sitting under the shade of a tree on a hot, cloudless day, a group of young protesters has<strong> </strong>set up camp across from what will be the golf course for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.<p>Until recently the area was a kind of informal nature reserve, undeveloped and populated with animals, in a part of the city crowded with gated communities and high-rise buildings.<p>The group, which calls itself "Occupy Golf," says the massive Olympic golf course has taken away a public area.<p>"Rio City Hall is basically killing this reserve ...Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:38:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro68122 at http://wrvo.orgOlympic Golf Course Makes Rio Greener But Turns Some Residents RedArgentine Official Says He Sought Cooperation With Iran, Not Cover-Up http://wrvo.org/post/argentine-official-says-he-sought-cooperation-iran-not-cover
Shortly before Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead with a bullet in his head, he accused Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez, and others in her government of covering up what he said was Iran's involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center.<p>Nisman claimed that those involved in the cover-up included Foreign Minister Hector Timerman — a particularly sensitive accusation not only because of his position but because of his background.<p>Timerman is Jewish and one of the founders of the human rights group <a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/75134" target="_blank"Fri, 30 Jan 2015 23:19:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro67719 at http://wrvo.orgArgentine Official Says He Sought Cooperation With Iran, Not Cover-Up Prosecutor's Murky Death Could Impact Argentina's Electionshttp://wrvo.org/post/prosecutors-murky-death-could-impact-argentinas-elections
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Prosecutor%27s+Murky+Death+Could+Impact+Argentina%27s+Elections&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4NDM3NDg0MDEzMjA2NzM4Mzc5ZWJhMQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>Today in Argentina, Alberto Nisman was buried. He'd been investigating the country's worst terror attack, a bombing at a Jewish community center that remains unsolved 20 years later, and he accused Argentina's president of a cover-up.Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:16:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro67660 at http://wrvo.orgArgentine Prosecutor Was A Divisive Figure In Life And In Deathhttp://wrvo.org/post/argentine-prosecutors-death-symbolizes-fight-justice
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Argentine+Prosecutor+Was+A+Divisive+Figure+In+Life+And+In+Death&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDEwNzczMDA2MDEzNTg3ODA1MTAzZjYxNg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>Argentina buries a prosecutor today. His mysterious death came just after he made accusations against Argentina's government. He was found with a bullet to his head. He said the president was involved in covering up the bombing of a Jewish center in 1994.Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:44:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro67621 at http://wrvo.orgOn Holocaust Day, Argentina's Jews Despair Over Deaths, Old And Newhttp://wrvo.org/post/holocaust-day-argentinas-jews-despair-over-deaths-old-and-new
In more normal times, the annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony would have drawn the Jewish community to a somber ceremony at Argentina's Foreign Ministry. But a large part of the community decided to boycott the event Tuesday and hold its own on the site of a deadly bombing two decades ago.<p>The speakers, including the treasurer of the Delegation of Argentine Israeli Associations, Mario Comisarenco, wanted to make clear why.<p>"In honor of the victims, we will not sit at the table with people who do not tell the truth, and do not impart justice," he said.Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:20:13 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro67537 at http://wrvo.orgOn Holocaust Day, Argentina's Jews Despair Over Deaths, Old And NewIn Brazil, A Once-High-Flying Economy Takes A Tumblehttp://wrvo.org/post/brazil-once-high-flying-economy-takes-tumble
It was a terrible Christmas season for stores in Brazil. For the first time in more than a decade — since 2003 — sales went down.<p>Roberta Pimenta owns a small shop selling children's clothes at the Butanta mall in Sao Paulo, which is aimed squarely at the middle-class shoppers who live in the area.<p>"It was the worst drop in sales since I've had this store," Pimenta says. "In seven years it was the worst year I had.Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:14:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro66956 at http://wrvo.orgIn Brazil, A Once-High-Flying Economy Takes A TumbleIn Brazil, Plastic Surgery Seen As A Right, Not A Privilegehttp://wrvo.org/post/brazil-plastic-surgery-seen-right-not-privilege
With January first marking the start of many people's self-improvement projects, Lourdes Garcia Navarro shares a story she reported earlier this year about plastic surgery in Brazil.<p>This story <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/10/07/353270270/an-uplifting-story-brazils-obsession-with-plastic-surgery">first</a><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/10/07/353270270/an-uplifting-story-brazils-obsession-with-plastic-surgery"> aired</a> on <em>All Things Considered</em> on Oct. 7, 2014. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 21:38:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro66404 at http://wrvo.orgArgentina's Approach To Inflation: Ditch The Peso, Hoard U.S. Dollarshttp://wrvo.org/post/argentinas-approach-inflation-ditch-peso-hoard-us-dollars
Kelly Brenner ushers in guests at the Adentro Dinner Club. This is a "​puertas cerradas"​ restaurant — meaning behind closed doors. It's a culinary movement where people cook for paying guests in their homes. Adentro is the most well-reviewed in Buenos Aires​.<p>​Brenner, who is originally from Boulder, Colo., acts as the host, and her Argentine fiance, Gabriel Aguallo, does the cooking, focusing on grilled meat.<p>​On a recent evening, visitors gasped with pleasure at the beautifully set dinner table before they were ushered up for cocktails on a roof terrace festooned with lights.Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:24:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro65686 at http://wrvo.orgArgentina's Approach To Inflation: Ditch The Peso, Hoard U.S. DollarsBrazil's Tearful President Praises Report On Abuses Of A Dictatorshiphttp://wrvo.org/post/brazils-tearful-president-praises-report-abuses-dictatorship
Brazil's national truth commission on Wednesday delivered a damning report looking at the abuses committed during that country's military dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985.<p>The 2,000-page document details for the first time a history of arbitrary detention, torture, executions and disappearances.<p>Until now, Brazil has sought to bury its difficult past.<p>President Dilma Rousseff, who was herself tortured during Brazil's dictatorship period, broke down when she addressed the nation Wednesday.Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:25:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro65445 at http://wrvo.orgBrazil's Tearful President Praises Report On Abuses Of A DictatorshipArgentina: Where Cash Is King And Robberies Are On The Risehttp://wrvo.org/post/argentina-where-cash-king-and-robberies-are-rise
Leonel Kaplan, an Argentine jazz musician, often has to travel abroad.<p>Before a recent trip to Europe, he went to a bank in Buenos Aires to change money and then went to get a haircut. Kaplan felt happy and relaxed and took the bus home after what had been an uneventful trip.<p>That, however, was about to change.<p>"As I get down from the bus, a motorcycle with two people wearing helmets cuts me off," he recalls. "One gets off and takes out a gun and says to me directly, 'Give me the 500 euros you got in the bank.' "<p>They knew exactly how much money he had changed.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:19:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro65377 at http://wrvo.orgArgentina: Where Cash Is King And Robberies Are On The RiseThe Man Argentines Love To Hate Is An American Judgehttp://wrvo.org/post/man-argentines-love-hate-american-judge
For an American, it probably would be a really hard <em>Jeopardy</em> question, but in Argentina, pretty much anyone you stop can answer this: Who is the judge in New York at the center of Argentina's default crisis?<p>Pablo de Luca, a systems engineer walking along a downtown Buenos Aires street recently responded easily: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_P._Griesa" target="_blank">Judge Thomas P.Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:28:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro65129 at http://wrvo.orgThe Man Argentines Love To Hate Is An American JudgeUruguay Tries To Tame A 'Monster' Called Cannabishttp://wrvo.org/post/uruguay-tries-tame-monster-called-cannibis
To gauge international interest in Uruguay's legal cannabis market, spend just a few minutes at a small marijuana shop called Urugrow in Uruguay's capital, Montevideo.<p>In a period of about 10 minutes, owner Juan Manuel Varela gets a call from Brazil. A man from Canada shows up to see what the market would be for his company, which sells child-safe packaging for marijuana products.Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:36:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro64963 at http://wrvo.orgUruguay Tries To Tame A 'Monster' Called CannabisFerran Adria And Fellow Star Chefs Talk Biodiversity In Brazilhttp://wrvo.org/post/ferran-adria-and-fellow-star-chefs-talk-biodiversity-brazil
Culinary superstars gathered in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo this month at an event organized by the Basque Culinary Center. But they weren't there to cook. Instead, the the famous chefs were talking about biodiversity. <br /> Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:59:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro64270 at http://wrvo.orgFerran Adria And Fellow Star Chefs Talk Biodiversity In BrazilIn Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Deathhttp://wrvo.org/post/brazil-race-matter-life-and-violent-death
On June 11 — one day before the World Cup started — two policemen picked up three black teenagers in Rio de Janeiro. The three hadn't committed any crime — but they did have a history of petty offenses.<p>The officers drove them up to the wooded hills above the city. One was shot in the head and killed. One was shot in the leg and the back and left for dead.Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:49:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro64055 at http://wrvo.orgIn Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent DeathBrazil: The Land Of Many Lawyers And Very Slow Justice http://wrvo.org/post/brazil-land-many-lawyers-and-very-slow-justice
Brazil is teeming with law schools and lawyers. But the wheels of justice in the country turn slowly — most cases take years to resolve and sometimes even decades.<p>To understand why, we visited the musty offices of Judge Laurence Mattos in Sao Paulo. Mattos' suit is gray; his smile is thin. He seems as if his job has flattened him somehow. He's not very verbose either, and when he does speak, it's in a monotone. For 22 years, Mattos explains succinctly, he's been a judge dealing with financial issues in Brazil.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:15:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro63896 at http://wrvo.orgBrazil: The Land Of Many Lawyers And Very Slow Justice In Brazil, Nips And Tucks Don't Raise An Eyebrowhttp://wrvo.org/post/uplifting-story-brazils-obsession-plastic-surgery
Janet and Jaqueline Timal are 40-something-year-old sisters, and they have what they call a plastic surgery fund.<p>"I'm always saving money. When I see I've gathered up enough money for another surgery I do it," Jaqueline says.<p>She has had breast implants put in and also a tummy tuck. She's visiting the plastic surgeon's office again to do a famed Brazilian butt lift, which is the same as a breast lift, but on your backside. Janet has had a tummy tuck; she's now doing her breasts, too. Between them, they will have had five surgeries.<p>Janet and Jaqueline aren't rich — far from it.Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:19:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro62662 at http://wrvo.orgIn Brazil, Nips And Tucks Don't Raise An EyebrowIncumbent Rousseff To Face Neves In Brazil's Presidential Runoffhttp://wrvo.org/post/incumbent-rousseff-face-neves-brazils-presidential-runoff
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Incumbent+Rousseff+To+Face+Neves+In+Brazil%27s+Presidential+Runoff&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MjI2NzUxMDEyNzQyMTY5MjQ2YzkwNA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: <p>Brazil is in the midst of a presidential election. It's one of the most hotly contested votes there in a generation, and there's still a ways to go before it's said and done.Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:58:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro62610 at http://wrvo.orgBrazil Election Caps A Dramatic Campaign Seasonhttp://wrvo.org/post/brazil-election-caps-dramatic-campaign-season
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Brazil+Election+Caps+A+Dramatic+Campaign+Season&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MDYxNjY4MDEzMTQ2OTkxMzkyOWU2NQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: <p>This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Ari Shapiro. Rachel Martin is away. Brazilians go to the polls today at the end of a dramatic campaign season. One candidate died in a plane crash. Presidential incumbent Dilma Rousseff is a former political prisoner and cancer survivor.Sun, 05 Oct 2014 11:57:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro62586 at http://wrvo.orgBrazil's Election Culminates A Season Filled With Shockshttp://wrvo.org/post/brazils-election-culminates-season-filled-shocks
Brazilians head to the polls Sunday in one of the most exciting elections in recent history there. The presidential race pits two women against each other — a first for the South American country.<p>Candidate Marina Silva, if elected, would make history by being the first Afro-Brazilian president. But first she must beat incumbent Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured under the dictatorship in Brazil.<p>It's been an election season filled with shocks.Sat, 04 Oct 2014 11:57:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro62559 at http://wrvo.orgBrazil's Election Culminates A Season Filled With ShocksHow One Chauffeur Took Down A Corrupt Brazilian Politicianhttp://wrvo.org/post/how-one-chauffeur-took-down-corrupt-brazilian-politician
It's election season in Brazil, and a group of young women hold up placards outside the Cuiaba airport in support of their candidate. The capital of the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is best known for its cattle ranching and agriculture. It is the Texas of Brazil — big, flat and hot with people who moved here from all over the country as kind of frontiersmen.<p>For the past two decades, one man has politically loomed above them all. His name is Jose Riva.Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:09:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro62399 at http://wrvo.orgHow One Chauffeur Took Down A Corrupt Brazilian PoliticianOut Of Tragedy, A New Brazilian Presidential Contender Emergeshttp://wrvo.org/post/out-tragedy-new-brazilian-presidential-contender-emerges
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Out+Of+Tragedy%2C+A+New+Brazilian+Presidential+Contender+Emerges&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MzU5NTYzMDEyNzY2MjYxMzZjODE4NQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>In Brazil, a new presidential candidate is up and in the race. Her name is Marina Silva and polls show her possibly beating the incumbent.Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:06:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro60780 at http://wrvo.orgOnce An Object Of Reverence, Brazilian Soccer's A Punchlinehttp://wrvo.org/post/once-object-reverence-brazilian-footballs-punchline
It's been over a month since the World Cup ended in Brazil, but the shame of the country's blowout loss remains. Once, Brazilians were welcomed in other countries with talk of Brazil's soccer dominance; now, everyone merely speaks of their historic defeat against Germany. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR.Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:19:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro60631 at http://wrvo.orgBrazil Mourns, After Presidential Candidate Dies In Plane Crashhttp://wrvo.org/post/brazil-mourns-after-presidential-candidate-dies-plane-crash
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Brazil+Mourns%2C+After+Presidential+Candidate+Dies+In+Plane+Crash&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExMDI3NjQ1MDEzNjMwMjk0NzlhYzMyZg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>A Brazilian presidential candidate was killed today. His plane went down as he was traveling to a campaign event. 49-year-old Eduardo Campos was running third in the polls. The election is October fifth.Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:23:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro60371 at http://wrvo.orgLetter From Beyond The Grave: A Tale Of Love, Murder And Brazilian Lawhttp://wrvo.org/post/letter-beyond-grave-tale-love-murder-and-brazilian-law
The story of Lenira de Oliveira and her dead lover's letter is a tale of Brazil. It's a story of love, jealousy, forgiveness, life after death and the criminal court system. And it's true — though it sounds like fiction.<p>It sounds, in particular, like the work of the late Gabriel Garcia-Marquez.<p>The novelist once said that the inspiration for his books came from daily life in his region. "Surrealism runs through the streets," <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1973/01/the-yellow-trolley-car-in-barcelona-and-other-visions/360848/">he said</a>.Sat, 09 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000Lourdes Garcia-Navarro60175 at http://wrvo.orgLetter From Beyond The Grave: A Tale Of Love, Murder And Brazilian Law